Washington: The US on Friday lifted sanctions on the sale of Russian diesel till April 7 next year. The announcement by the US Department of Treasury came minutes after US President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and struck a deal to supply diesel to the American and global markets. “…all transactions prohibited…
New Delhi: To prevent bulk or malicious attempts to remove legitimate voters from electoral rolls, the Election Commission on Friday introduced specific caps on how many Form 7 applications a single registered elector can submit. These restrictions apply equally, whether the forms are submitted online or offline. During the special period designated for filing claims…
Ranchi: India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Friday credited Roston Chase’s disciplined spell in the middle overs for checking India’s charge, but said the hosts needed to find ways to defend big totals after West Indies pulled off a record chase to win the second T20I by six wickets here. Chase returned figures of 3/24,…
Ranchi: Skipper Shai Hope’s unbeaten 102, an ensemble of genius and power, helped the West Indies gatecrash India’s party with a stunning six-wicket win in the second T20I here on Friday. The five-match series is now level at 1-1 after the Windies pulled off the highest T20I chase against India, which was also the overall…
U Lakshman Rao (…..Continued) 41. Removing the Rings — Traditional ring-removal ritual. The playful or ceremonial exchange and removal of rings introduces an element of human intimacy into an otherwise solemn sequence. It reminds us that marriage is not only duty and ritual but also companionship and joy. 42. Bommani Appagintam — Ceremonial handing over…
A war veteran seeks justice in a 33-year battle over his ONGC retirement dispute K.S. Nagarajan I am K.S. Nagarajan, a 1971 war veteran and innovator approaching 79. I have appealed to a larger bench of the Central Information Commission (CIC), seeking intervention in my decades-long dispute with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)….
Every proud Bharatiya should view the Trump administration’s restrictions on H-1B visas not merely as a setback for Bharatiya technology professionals aspiring to work in America, but as a challenge and an opportunity for Bharat to accelerate its journey towards technological self-reliance. What Washington intends as a measure to protect American jobs could, ironically, help…
Too much hype orchestrated by various agencies on the “Youth Dividend” (often referred to interchangeable with the “Demographic Dividend”? What is the reality? Undeniably, young people in India are not properly educated, up-skilled and integrated into the workforce. Let none suffer from illusions on the above count. The “Youth Dividend” is commonly viewed as the…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The seers Vachya, the son of Viswamitra, together with the Prajapatis, raise their hearts in solemn prayer to the Supreme Divine through the Viswedevas in the majestic Tristubh meter of the Rigvedic hymns. Their invocation is not merely a ritual recitation but an awakening of cosmic harmony, where every sacred syllable becomes a…
Sanjaya addressed Dhritarashtra with a voice heavy with concern. “O King,” he said, “Bhīmasena moves across the battlefield like the blazing midday sun, radiating irresistible power. The arrows released from his mighty bow resemble streams of living fire, consuming everything before them. Unable to withstand his terrible assault, your warriors abandon their positions in fear…
